Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it

That dull feeling when your once-thrilling job feels routine or your dream home becomes just four walls isn't all in your head—it's your brain doing its job. Scientists call it "habituation," and there's a way to outsmart it.

"Habituation is the brain's tendency to tune out what's constant or repeated," Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist and author of Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There told NPR. What once kept our ancestors alert now dulls our joy. The fix? Not chasing the new, but seeing the old with fresh eyes.